Homecoming Week

This was the hardest week of my journalism career.  I would've never imagined how much work it was to follow each event during Homecoming week.

If hard work pays off then I might be rich after the release of this documentary.

Also I had to change the name of the documentary.  The new name is The Show Will Go On, "The 125th Anniversary"

FAMU vs. SSU Footage

Finally the first two home games are completed and I have more than 10 gigs worth of footage for this documentary.

Yesterday I followed the Rickard's High School band and FAMU DRS band before the game to get some behind the scene footage.

The halftime performance was great and it proved that "The Show Must Go On."  And it did, Rickard's performed very well.

I also recorded the interviews of Coach Taylor, Terry Johnson and Padric Scott after the game about the support from the fans without the Marching 100 being present.

2012 FAMU Fan Day pictures

I went to Fan Day at FAMU yesterday to support the football team and shoot some more b-roll for this historical documentary.  I also shot some amazing photos... This photo shows wide receiver Lenworth Lennon and Cornerback Terry Johnson.







The Show Must Go On in this photo with starting quarterback Damien Fleming.  The sophomore says he will continue to strive to become a better leader on and off of the field.

Fleming led the FAMU Rattlers back from a 33-17 deficit to beat the Southern Jaguars 38-33 in the Atlanta Classic last year.





Head Coach Joe Taylor signs a couple of autographs while speaking to fans at FAMU Fan Day.

Taylor says the show must go on and it will go on.  He says he wants the team to focus on the game and not the fact that the band will not be present.





Senior running back Eddie "The Rocket" Rocker takes a minute to pose in a picture with a child at Fan Day Saturday.

Rocker says the senior leadership will be better this year and has high expectations for the Rattler offense.

Rocker believes he will be able to contribute more to the offense in 2012.





Sophomore quarterback Damien Fleming and senior running back Eddie "The Rocker" Rocker shake hands inside of the Al Lawson Center at FAMU Fan Day.

The offense will rely heavily on these two Rattlers  this year.

Pooh gets picked up by Robert Hartley, an offensive tackle for the FAMU Rattlers.

Pooh says the offensive lineman arms started to tremble while she was in the air.

2012 FAMU Fan Day!!!

2nd Trailer is done

I finished up the 2nd trailer for the doc yesterday and I already have 57 views on Facebook.  This documentary is very touching and sensitive.

Today I interviewed the FAMU football team and asked them about the upcoming season with out the Marching 100.  Some felt like they will be missed, some felt like the are the reason the fans come out.

I took multiple pictures and shot a lot of interviews and now the documentary seems to be taking flight in a way that I never imagined.  AKC and I realized that this documentary will be as good as we want it to be.  I realize that this will be the first time in the history of collegiate athletics that a documentary is being produced in less than a year of the incident.

Mrs. Pooh and I also took a trip to the patch and I found some interesting elements of the scenery that may make us conduct all our interviews there.  The field felt weird seeing and walking on it without seeing any members of the Marching 100.

Tomorrow we will continue conducting interviews.  Because the show must go on...

 

Talked To AKC

Talked to the CEO of Double Up Mr. AKC and he has found more people to interview.  These interviews will be in relation to the documentary subject of finding entertainment for halftime.

This weekend I will be in Jacksonville but I will continue interviewing the people that I'm in Jacksonville with.

Interviews logged

Yesterday I logged and captured my interviews from FAMU's School of Journalism and Graphic Communication.  The soundbites are pretty powerful, and have motivated me to interview students in other schools across the campus.

On Monday I will try to interview at least two more students and I will attempt to interview someone in the FAMU Athletic Department, preferably Mr. Horne.

Today I will plan out exactly how I want to layout my soundbites into this 15 minute documentary.  I think that this doc might be the one that may get me and my family out of the slums, and into Hollywood.

Interviews going well

Yesterday I interviewed five people for the doc.  Among those five was Mr. AKC's son and friend.  The rest were students inside of FAMU's School of Journalism and Graphic Communication. So yesterday was a good day.

I also talked to more students about the doc and they want me to interview them next week.  So I just need to log and capture the footage and I will start editing more soundbites.

Also I showed a class my trailer on YouTube and they liked it.  The funny part about that experience was when Bloodshot's "Clublife" was playing the girls in the class started to juke and dance.  That was hilarious!!